10 October 2021

KHL. Before the match Barys - Ak Bars

Barys will play the final match of the home series against AK Bars.

Kazan team arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan after two home defeats. In the last round, Ak Bars lost to Metallurg, the leader of the East - 1:3. Dmitry Kagarlitsky, the team's best scorer, the only one to hit the goal of the Magnitogorsk team. He has seven goals and two assists. Goalkeeper Timur Bilyalov blocked 32 shots. The coach of the hosts Dmitry Kvartalnov noted after the match that the second period was fatal, and also told about a large number of mistakes that led to counterattacks.

After 16 matches, AK Bars has 21 points, which allows it to be the fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Barys broomed SKA at home on Friday. The course of the game was predetermined by the realization of the majority by the hosts. Matthew Frattin, Nikita Mikhailis and Olle Alsing scored effective shots, who recorded his first goal in the KHL. Joni Ortio blocked 24 shots and left the ice for the second match in a row without missing pucks. Yuri Mikhailis at the press conference noted that the team played selflessly and disciplined.

In 16 matches, Barys earned 14 points. As of October 9, the team from Nur-Sultan was ranked sixth in the East. The most productive players of the team are Nikita Mikhailis (6+9 points) and Curtis Valk (5+10 points).

Last season, Barys and Ak Bars had four face-to-face meetings. The team from the capital of Tatarstan won three of them.

It is worth noting that the upcoming match of the teams will once again be held under the slogan "Saving Snow Leopards". By tradition, the opponet uniform will have chevrons with the brand logo.

The collaboration between the two clubs is aimed at drawing attention to the problem of the endangered species and raising funds to study the population of snow leopards. Recall that Barys cooperates with UNDP Kazakhstan (United Nations Development Program in Kazakhstan), and has been holding the Snow Leopard Protection Day at the club's home matches for several years. UNDP, with the participation of Barys, plans to use satellite transmitters in the form of a collar to collect information about the ecological status and migration routes of snow leopards.

Match starts at Barys Arena at 05:00 pm capital time.

Barys LIVE starts at broadcast studio with Dinara Baykadamova and Zhiger Azbergenov at 4:20 pm capital time.

Live broadcast on Qazsport and KHL channels, as well as on our website and in the official mobile application, which is available in Google Play Market and App Store.

Tickets for the upcoming match can be purchased at the Barys Arena box offices, as well as via our online service. Please note that only persons with a "green" status will be allowed to the matches.

Fonbet - official betting company of Barys HC offers the following odds for the upcoming match: P1 - 2.80 | X - 4.05 | P2 - 2.25.

General Partner of Barys HC - SWF "Samruk Kazyna" JSC